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1 Kings 8 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: God's Glory Fills the Temple

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod's Glory

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGod Is Here

ARK → picture 2CLOUD → picture 4PRAY → picture 1HOUSE → picture 3

Grade 1Solomon Prays

The priests carried the ark. → picture 2A cloud filled God's house. → picture 4Solomon prayed to God. → picture 5God hears from heaven. → picture 1The people went home glad. → picture 3

Order:

1. The priests brought in the ark of Yahweh’s covenant to its place2. When the priests had come out of the holy place3. And spread out his hands toward heaven4. On the eighth day he sent the people away

Grade 2The Cloud of Glory

  1. What did the priests carry? The ark of God (circle)
  2. What was in the ark? Two stone tablets (circle)
  3. What filled God's house? A cloud (circle)
  4. What did Solomon ask God to do? Hear when His people pray
  5. How did the people feel? Glad (circle)
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Grade 3Solomon's Prayer

  1. Where did the priests put the ark? In the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim
  2. What was in the ark? The two stone tablets Moses put there
  3. Why could the priests not stand to serve? The glory of the Lord filled the house.
  4. Who else did Solomon ask God to hear? Foreigners who came to pray
  5. How long was the feast? Fourteen days
1: The priests brought in the ark of Yahweh’s covenant to its place2: When the priests had come out of the holy place3: And spread out his hands toward heaven4: On the eighth day he sent the people away

Grade 4A House of Prayer

  1. What were the only things in the ark? The two stone tablets from Mount Sinai
  2. What did Solomon know heaven could not do? Contain God
  3. Name two needs Solomon prayed about. When no rain falls and when famine or sickness comes
  4. What did Solomon say about God's promises? Not one word of all God's good promises had failed.

Word bank: 1. ark; 2. cloud; 3. heaven; 4. God; 5. forgive

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Dedication of the Temple

  1. What did the cloud filling the house show? God accepted the house.
  2. What honest question did Solomon ask? Will God really dwell on earth?
  3. What did Solomon assume about the people in his seven requests? People would sin, and he asked God to forgive when they repented.
  4. What did Jesus call His Father's house in the New Testament? A house of prayer
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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